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Commercial Lunar Payload Services

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The Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program is a NASA initiative that contracts with commercial companies to deliver science and technology payloads to the lunar surface. These companies are responsible for end-to-end services, including payload integration, launch, landing, and operation on the Moon. CLPS aims to enable rapid, frequent, and affordable lunar access, supporting NASA's Artemis program by testing technologies, performing experiments, scouting for lunar resources, and demonstrating capabilities for future human missions. Key partners include Astrobotic, Intuitive Machines, and Firefly Aerospace.

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Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander will deliver the ten NASA-sponsored payloads to the lunar surface in 2023 in fulfillment of Commercial Lunar Payload Services task order 19D managed by NASA’s Science Mission Directorate.

PlanRelationshipsGeneralValue 4.6Feb 4, 2021NASA Designates $93.3M To Firefly To Deliver Demo Lunar Payloads

NASA selected Firefly Aerospace to deliver a set of 10 research payloads to the moon in 2023 under Commercial Lunar Payload Services Task Order 19D.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.5Feb 4, 2021Firefly wins NASA CLPS lunar lander contract

NASA awarded a $199,500,000 contract to Astrobotic in June 2020 under the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative.

RelationshipsFinancialPlanValue 5.0Jan 14, 2021Astrobotic Selects Psionic’s Navigation Doppler Lidar to Deliver VIPER to the Lunar Surface

NASA awarded Intuitive Machines its second payload delivery contract under the Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative on 2020-10-16.

RelationshipsValue 4.7Jan 13, 2021Intuitive Machines’ 2nd Mission To The Moon To Be Launched By SpaceX

ispace is part of a team led by Draper that was selected by NASA to compete in the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) Program.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 3.5Dec 29, 2020ispace Raises $4.8 Million (USD) in Series B Funding Extension Round

The House version of S. 1964 requires NASA to require compliance with its 2011 lunar site preservation guidelines in NASA contracts, grants, and other agreements, including with participants in the Commercial Lunar Payload Services program.

LegalGeneralValue 4.0Dec 17, 2020House passes two space bills

ispace is part of a team led by Draper that was selected by NASA to compete in the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) Program.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 3.5Dec 9, 2020SMBC Group Companies Become Corporate Partner of ispace’s HAKUTO-R Program

ispace is part of a team led by Draper that was selected by NASA to compete in the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program.

RelationshipsPlanGeneralValue 3.5Dec 9, 2020ispace Unveils its “HAKUTO-R” Mission Control Center in Prime Location in Central Tokyo

ispace is part of a team led by Draper that was selected by NASA to compete in the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Dec 4, 2020ispace Awarded Two Contracts by NASA for World’s First Commercial Transaction of Lunar Resources

The base station, power receiver, and CubeRover flight units will be delivered to NASA with the goal of being infused into a near-term lunar mission via the Commercial Lunar Payload Services program in 2023.

PlanRelationshipsValue 4.0Nov 12, 2020Astrobotic Wins $5.7 million NASA Tipping Point Contract for Wireless Charging on the Moon

ispace plans to partner with NASA, including through the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program, to further its lunar exploration objectives.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Nov 9, 2020ispace Opening New U.S. Office to Support Artemis, Hires Program Director

The OIG audit released on September 16 highlighted issues with the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program established in 2018.

GeneralGovernanceLegalValue 2.1Sep 21, 2020NASA inspector general criticizes high-risk approach to CLPS program

The MM1 mission will carry payloads for NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program under a $75,900,000 contract awarded by NASA in April.

RelationshipsFinancialPlanValue 4.0Aug 27, 2020SpaceX to launch Masten lunar lander

ispace is part of a team led by Draper that was selected by NASA to compete in the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) Program.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Aug 20, 2020ispace Raises $28 Million in Series B Funding; Announces Lunar Data Business

In 2018 ispace joined a Draper-led team that was selected by NASA to compete in the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) Program.

RelationshipsValue 4.4Jul 30, 2020Commercial Lunar Exploration Program “HAKUTO-R” Reveals Final Design and Plan for ‘Mission 1’ Lunar Lander

The goal is to have the pressurized rover on the Moon in 2025 delivered by a robotic lander through NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program.

PlanRelationshipsValue 4.0Jul 13, 2020NASA signs agreement with Japan on lunar exploration

Astrobotic will provide end-to-end delivery for VIPER on board the company’s Griffin lunar lander through a $199,500,000 contract awarded under the NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services program.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.6Jun 11, 2020Astrobotic Awarded $199.5 Million Contract to Deliver NASA Moon Rover

Intuitive Machines was one of nine companies selected by NASA for the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program in November 2018 and is eligible to compete for CLPS task orders.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Apr 14, 2020Intuitive Machines selects landing site for CLPS mission

Masten Space Systems won a Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) task order valued at $75,900,000.

RelationshipsFinancialPlanValue 5.0Apr 8, 2020Masten wins NASA lunar lander award

On 2020-02-25, NASA asked the 14 companies in the Commercial Lunar Payload Services program to bid on a task order to deliver the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER).

RelationshipsPlanGeneralValue 4.3Feb 26, 2020NASA seeks bids to deliver VIPER lunar lander
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